Clinique Anti-Blemish Spot Treatment Gel Review

I’m a fan of the Clinique Anti-Blemish solutions range, and this little gem has been by far the best product out of their range. I would say this is a must have product in the makeup bag of anyone who suffers from spots and blemishes.

You can find Clinique counters in Lifestyle, Shopper Stop etc. Their products are of a higher end type, and range from about Rs 1000 to 3000 each.

Clinique will often have a ‘bonus time’ special offer on. You usually need to buy 2 products and be gifted a make-up bag with lots of Clinique mini’s in and usually a full size product. I prefer to buy Clinique products when this offer is running as it’s a great way to try out new products.

Clinique Spot Clearing Gel

The product claims and my Experience

Clinique Anti-Blemish Spot Treatment Gel is aimed at targeting spots and blemishes, or spots that you can feel starting to form. It’s a quick drying gel and promotes healing and soothes irritation. The full size product is 15 ml, while this does seem small the gel lasts ages as you only need a tiny amount for each spot.

I’ve had mine for over 10 months and it’s still 50% full, and unfortunately I have to use it quite a lot, so this is a great value product.

The gel has a very slight smell to it, similar to astringent but it’s not too strong and overpowering. Clinique Anti Blemish Spot Treatment Gel product is 100% fragrance free so I can only assume this smell consists of the chemicals used in it. The gel dries within about half a minute, and you may feel the spot starting to get a bit dry and tight. If you look closely in the mirror you can see the spot has a light sheen in it, the gel dries and as a result the spot is covered with a light film.

Clinique Spot Clearing Gel

The gel is great! on my face for a quick fix, in 24 hours the pimple is almost gone, and as I will often get big red nasty spots on my shoulders and chest area, the type you can feel under your skin and are painful. I immediately start using this Clinique gel on the area and the spot doesn’t really have a chance to become a full spot, it does start to appear, but within 2-3 days it’s clearly starting to disappear.

At the moment I’ve had lots of red nasty spots around my shoulders, which is where I usually get them, so this gel has been vital in fighting these off. Most of the spots didn’t ever have a chance to surface and the small angry lumps are already disappearing, and I only use this product on a morning and an evening!

I use this one on my upper body to fight blemishes because I had tried Clinique anti-blemish spray that I thought would be just as Fantabulous but ended up being a disappointment.

Clinique Anti blemish Spot treatment gel contains Salicylic acid, which is no surprise as it’s often found in spot treatment products as it acts as an anti-septic and an anti-inflammatory, this is also why you notice a slight dryness of the spot as salicylic acid causes dryness, and so this product should not be used all over your face.

It comes around Rs: 1050 for the full 15ml size and it lasts AGES. I cannot stress that highly enough, you only need a tiny amount per application and I would guess this will last you at least a year.

Its currently my pseudo HG spot treatment gel, but after reading the review on Clarins one I would give it a try next before coming to this one, as the only thing that puts me off is the fevicol like texture of it under make up or plain sun block. Also I loved that Clarins had the idea of a double tube.

It really is worth the price tag; I haven’t owned such a good spot treatment gel before and really is a must if you want to fight off those angry red spots. But stay aware, the Clinique claim that its transparent under or over makeup is a big fat lie 😀

Have you used Clinique Anti Blemish Spot Corrector? Please rate in the box below.

I generally buy my products from the counter @Oasis Mall, but they also have a counter at Garuda….If the have any news or event happening they give you a call and let you 🙂 You can also just walk in and try all the products and ask a free sample of the ones you want to try, it might be more limited on what they will give you but they always give 🙂

Know what Rads..I guess its with Clinique counters in Blr only..My exp was almost similar. One day I went there specifically to buy the 3 step system..I just needed to check my skin for the correct type thats all And I was all set to buy then and there..But the way the SA behaved..as if everyone goes to their counter for freebies..

That was a point when I just left without buying..But luckily got my skin checked..Im type 3 🙂

Am type 3 too….glad to know I wasn’t the only one Clinique didnt seem worthy of samples. I was beginning to think I look like a street urchin and thats why they give me these snooty looks…you look perfectly normal and they didn’t give you samples either 😐 😐

wonderful prodect for us poor acne prone creatures!!!and yes i agree with rads on telling us about the bonus time!!!the price is on the higher side no doubt atleast for me being a poor college student!! 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 but i guess it’ll be worth saving up for it!!!great review deb!!

Sree, i know it does cost a lot, but i have to tell you mine is around 1 year with me and still not over =/ so i think it does compensate you saving for some 3 months to get it…also if you want a less expensive alternative i would say follow Devie’s tip….get a cream with salicyclic acid from the chemist, and just dot it on the blemish, and it will dry them as well…

Devie, great tip for the foot…this one i cant use cause there wont be good amount as well 😛 but i will sure find a way to apply the tip…..

Thanks Appu, I still get some backne spots, but after ive cut my hair to ear length its been months i havent had any, i guess my long hair was one of the irritation causes as well, as i do prefer less hair and better skin i do think its just great…but some girls might not want to cut their hair 😀 if the Neutrogena one helped, please share the discovery with us 😀 :-*

Hi M yes that also might be some of the cause, but i never had dundruff my whole life :sweat: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: I always thought it was cause of the straighting i got done….as before i had same length hair and hadnt had backne then 😥

Nice Review Deb. Fortunately, my skin doesn’t need this product!! 😛 *touchwood*, but some of my friends really face some serious problems with acne and blemishes. I’d definitely forward this review to them so that they can make a good choice….. 😀 and thank me later!! O:-) 😛 he he

Oh BTW Good morning all and Happy Gandhi jayanti!! …only 2 more days to go for the appointment with Mr. :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: 😛

nice review Deb, touchwood dont need this pdt either, but there are some other pdts I want to try from this brand and bonus time special offer (thanks for telling us) seems a good time to buy. Please do let us know when its on again coz I never heard of this before. I wonder if they have these offers at their stand-alone outlets too. I’ve not seen their counters at Shoppers Stoppe or Lifetsyle in Mumbai 🙂

Thanks Renuca…i believe that any Clinique outlet would offer exactly the same offers, if you just give your phone number there they give you a call to keep you updated on the offers and all…I do not know about mumbai Renu, tried to find online but couldnt 🙁

Coming to the point, I feel its actually a brand’s loss in such cases..C’mon yaar. A person who cannot afford 3500 rs will dare not go into a counter to check out stuff right? If at all the staff think that by denying the customer an opportunity to test some products, they are pushing sales for the actual stuff..then sorry they are terribly mistaken.

Sadly in India, people still think in terms of “Free Stuff” :reallyangry: . I have seen store assistants in Big Bazar, More etc reluctant to give the free stuff when there is an offer or something..You know those teeny samples n such. And if we ask, they give such snooty looks..I feel like telling them..Dude..we have purchased for thousands and these samples don’t mean a thing to us :silly: ..but it is our right as a consumer. I take those things and give it to my maid or gardener lady.

I agree completely Poornima…that is exactly what I would want to tell them too :reallyangry: Anyway it was not a product I was dying to try out, but I saw recently somewhere else too that they give freebies with purchase and I have never got anything. I just thought maybe they have some kind of a range which I did not meet 😀 😀 No probs..me no Clinique crazy anyway…I got Shiseido and am loving it 😀 😀

They have a really nice moisturizer…Shiseido Pureness Mattifying Moisturizer…am using that right now…and is good..but super expensive at 1750 :-(( You know you can get a free consultation there and they give you samples too…though I am not sure about it. Know what, next time I go there I will ask that SA if anything like that is there and let you know 😀

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